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Prisons & Policing
Policing and Militarism Go Hand in Hand. We Must Abolish Both.
Police and the military operate under the same principle -- they move in, occupy and oppress communities.
Some Prisons Reinstate Patdown Searches Although Guards Are Refusing Vaccination
Prisoners are worried that reinstated searches will allow guards to spread COVID-19 throughout prisons -- again.
New Report Finds Police-Perpetrated Killings in 2020 Were Vastly Underreported
A new report puts the number of police-perpetrated killings in 2020 at 2,134 -- twice as high as other media estimates.
Police Are Backing Bills That Make It Easier to Crush Nonviolent Protests
Police, their unions and lobbyists have supported one or more “anti-riot” bills in at least 14 states since last June.
Dismantle NYC’s Mass Surveillance Project — Start With Jail Recordings
In New York City, thousands of calls between incarcerated people and their legal teams were illegally recorded.
Getting Real About Prisons and Why They Don’t Make Us Safer
“None of us are safe, so long as safety is mythologized on these terms,” says Kelly Hayes.
Campaigns to Defund Police Have Seen Major Wins — and They’re Not Stopping
George Floyd was murdered by police one year ago today. “Defund the police” is digging in and growing roots.
In Working-Class NJ Town, Activists Push to Invest in Community, Not Police
Abolitionists are confronting racial capitalism and policing in the post-industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey.
DCCC Head’s Suggestion to Abandon “Defund the Police” for 2022 Could Hurt Dems
A recent poll has shown that when Americans understand what “defund the police'' means, 63 percent support the idea.
South Carolina Can Now Execute People on Death Row by Firing Squad
Opponents of the new law decried it, saying the death penalty should be banned outright given its racist history.